Coal Mining Accidents & Deaths
UK Coal Mining Accidents and Deaths 1900-1991 (1500-1899 coming shortly)
This database was compiled from data supplied mainly by Ian Winstanley, with additions from Ray Lawrence, NMRS Records and others
DEDICATION
This work stands as a testament to the men, women and children who worked the mines of Great Britain and to their families.
The work created a bond of trust and loyalty amongst them and a band of comradeship that forged the communities in which they lived and worked. It is a record of the true price of coal.
WE WILL REMEMBER THEM
Ian Winstanley 2023
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| Surname | Forename | Year | Age | Mine/Quarry Name | Location | Occupation | Record ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STOREY | T. | 1947 | 56 | Elemore, Isabella Pit | Hetton le Hole | Timber Drawer | 73808 |
| STOREY | T.B. | 1942 | 33 | Thrislington | West Cornforth | Labourer | 73809 |
| STOREY | W. | 1933 | 24 | Wheatley Hill | Wheatley Hill | Putter | 73810 |
| STOREY | W. | 1938 | 54 | East Hetton | Kelloe | Stoneman | 73811 |
| STOREY | Walter | 1913 | 38 | Rufford | Rainworth | Sinker | 73812 |
| STOREY | William | 1904 | 13 | Woodhorn | Woodhorn | Token Boy | 73813 |
| STOREY | William | 1911 | 17 | Woodhorn | Woodhorn | Screen Lad | 73814 |
| STOREY | William (injured) | 1919 | 14 | Ashton's Green | St Helens | Haulage | 73815 |
| STOREY | William (injured) | 1926 | Ashton's Green | St Helens | 73816 | ||
| STOREY | William (injured) | 1929 | 35 | Ince Hall | Ince-in-Makerfield | Dataller | 73817 |
| STOREY | William (Injured) | 1980 | 33 | Wheal Jane | Baldhu | Miner | 73818 |
| STOREY | William Weatheral | 1914 | 39 | Roddymoor | Crook | Stoneman | 73819 |
| STORES | Jack (injured) | 1948 | 21 | Lady Windsor | Ynysybwl | Coalcutter | 73788 |
| STORES | Leonard | 1932 | 15 | Varteg Hill | Varteg | Collier’s Helper | 73789 |
| STORER | Frederick | 1910 | 65 | Hartshill Quarry | Hartshill | Quarryman | 73784 |
| STORER | J.A.W. | 1925 | 44 | New Hem Heath | Chesterton | 73785 | |
| STORER | John | 1904 | 44 | Nostell | Nostell | Collier | 73786 |
| STORER | Reuben | 1901 | 59 | Clifton (a) | Wilford | Stallman | 73787 |
| STOREMAN | John | 1904 | 28 | Wilsontown, No.9 Pit | Forth | Miner | 73783 |
| STORAR | David | 1900 | 40 | Lumley | Great Lumley | Stoneman | 73782 |
| STOPFORTH | James (injured) | 1952 | 64 | John Pit | Standish | Dataller | 73780 |
| STOPFORTH | Richard (injured) | 1930 | 21 | Bickerstaffe | Bickerstaffe | Haulier | 73781 |
| STOPFORD | Elijah (injured) | 1946 | 43 | Woodpark | Bardsley | Underground Fitter | 73777 |
| STOPFORD | James (injured) | 1927 | Lea Green | St Helens | 73778 | ||
| STOPFORD | William | 1924 | 58 | Bradford | Bradford | Collier | 73779 |